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Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Tuesday Tips!

Crafts Supplies!


Before you throw anything out, think to yourself can I use this for a Craft?


Things that you should have or save for crafts!
  • Milk lids, milk rings
  • Lids of all sorts from jars
  • Caps from all sorts of things like: bottle caps, boxed items like chicken broths
  • Makeup container items like lids, I save my mineral makeup containers for snow globes, which I will show you how to make for Christmas. Anything that comes in the makeup containers.
  • Cardboard inserts from things.
  • Plastic twist ties from breads or toys
  • Newspapers
  • Egg cartons
  • Blueberry or strawberry containers
  • Stickers that come free in the mail
  • Address labels that come free in the mail
  • Empty Tubes from TP, paper towels, and gift wraps
  • Gift wrap with pictures to use for pictures
  • Tissue paper
  • Pom Poms(Different Sizes)
  • Feathers
  • Beads(Different Kinds)
  • Shells
  • Stickers
  • Felt(Different Colors)
  • Pipe Cleaners
  • Some Old Magazines with pictures
  • Yarn and String(Different colors)
  • Foam pieces of many sizes(sticky and non-sticky)
  • Foam shapes and letters(can find some at the $1 store)
  • Craft sticks
  • Glue(Foam, Craft, School, Sticks, Hot)
  • Buttons
  • Sequins
  • Sun-catchers, paint, suction cups
  • Paint(Finger, Regular)
  • Card Stock
  • Hole Puncher(Different Shapes)
  • Brads
  • Ribbons
  • Markers
  • Crayons(keep broken crayons too)
  • Different size Gogglie eyes
  • Clear Contact Paper
  • Scissors(Different Cuts)(Scrap booking kinds) 
  • I save my birth control felt cover containers for crafts
  • Peanut Butter plastic container and things like them for storing things in like buttons and such
  • Acorns and Pinecones
  • Rice, Popcorn Kernels, Pasta, Dried Beans
  • Waxed Paper, Foil
  • Empty water jugs, water bottles
  • Empty cereal boxes
  • Pens, Pencils, Pencil Sharpeners
  • Paint Brushes, paint dishes
  • Glitter(Different colors)
  • Magnets
  • Velcro
  • Index cards
  • Tape, Stapler
  • Shoe boxes
  • Construction paper
  • Copy Paper
  • Writing paper
  • Packing peanuts or bubble wrap
  • Toothpicks
  • Old CD's
Store stuff in different containers like plastic ice cream containers, cool whip containers, plastic totes, laundry pop-ups containers, File Boxes

Save money on crafts by printing out coupons for up to 40% off items at:

Also make sure to sign-up for each one and you will get sent flyers in the mail with coupons and emails with coupons.

They also have craft project ideas on each site too.

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